Rolando McClain, a former No. 8 NFL draft pick, retired after three troubled seasons. His agent says the NFL is still a possibility for his client.

McClain was 24 when he hung ‘em up. Taken in the first round in 2010 out of Alabama, he didn’t even play through his five-year, $40 million rookie contract. He was known more for his life off the field than on it, though.

He was arrested multiple times. Among the incidents was threatening to kill a man and firing a gun near the man’s head during an altercation. He was suspended by the Oakland Raiders and hasn’t played since. He was given a one-year contract by the Baltimore Ravens, but McClain was soon arrested again for disorderly conduct. That’s when he announced that he would retire.

“I admire the kid for coming back to Tuscaloosa, going to class and trying to get everything in his life outside of football situated,” Pat Dye Jr. told al.com. “It’s not my decision to come back or not come back. I think ultimately he wants to play again. He’s only 24 years old. He’s talented. It’s just a shame. It was such a great

situation there in Baltimore.”

McClain has enrolled in classes at Alabama and has worked with Nick Saban’s Tide team as a student assistant.